adjective
- of, relating to, or composed of matter that does not consist of baryons (such as protons and neutrons); used especially in physics to describe dark matter candidates
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- Nonbaryonic dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe.
- Scientists are searching for nonbaryonic particles that could explain the missing mass in galaxies.
- The nonbaryonic component of dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries in physics.
- Weakly interacting massive particles are a leading candidate for nonbaryonic dark matter.